I wish him the best but I am skeptical about how much he improves. Hope the pressure does not get to him and ridiculous expectations. He could retire from the sport in 15 years with a 1:41.27 PR, 1 second faster than his current PR and most will say that is dissapointing. Especially if he wins no world titles or Olympic titles
I wish him the best but I am skeptical about how much he improves. Hope the pressure does not get to him and ridiculous expectations. He could retire from the sport in 15 years with a 1:41.27 PR, 1 second faster than his current PR and most will say that is dissapointing. Especially if he wins no world titles or Olympic titles
Don’t disagree and yet another reason to take the money now. The guy could run 1:43-1:44 every time out next year and it will be viewed as a disappointment. He can, like Yared this year, run the same race as his USATF 1:42 at the 28 OT and not make the Olympic team. Nothing at all is guaranteed, even if he improves.
For those reasons, he must take the money now. No different than Cooper Flagg or Michael Phelps. He is a top tier elite level prospect and that’s what pays.
And for the posters claiming 75K, they’re way off base. He is getting PAID.
Many of the negative posters - those that keep saying “…what if he never improves,” or “…this is Drew 2.0,” etc. actually come off as if they want Cooper to fail, as if nothing would please them more. Not all of the naysayers give this impression, but it is most of them. Strange people.
Many of the negative posters - those that keep saying “…what if he never improves,” or “…this is Drew 2.0,” etc. actually come off as if they want Cooper to fail, as if nothing would please them more. Not all of the naysayers give this impression, but it is most of them. Strange people.
Why are PRO contracts in Track and Field so secretive? Juan Soto signs with the Mets, we pretty much know what he signed for. In many PRO sports the terms of the contract are announced. Do we not want kids who may be ultra talented in many sports that they can make a really good living running if in fact you can make a really good living running? Track still seems so, I don’t know, behind and unprofessional. It’s almost like there is no desire to push it mainstream.
Why are PRO contracts in Track and Field so secretive? Juan Soto signs with the Mets, we pretty much know what he signed for. In many PRO sports the terms of the contract are announced. Do we not want kids who may be ultra talented in many sports that they can make a really good living running if in fact you can make a really good living running? Track still seems so, I don’t know, behind and unprofessional. It’s almost like there is no desire to push it mainstream.
Probably the t&f pros and their agents themselves don't want it to be public knowledge.
I see the pu$$y snowflake mods took down my post after less than a minute. Too many facts I guess. We can’t challenge their distorted worldview of the orange turd.
Dang, you losers cannot handle facts or any criticism. You are sad and weak.
Be a kid for as long as you can, run with other kids. At least three NCAA years enjoying the college experience.
Entering the work world at 22 is how you do it.
This is exceedingly stupid advice. When you have the talent to be the greatest at your craft in human history, you shoot for the sky or crash and burn trying. The last thing any reasonable human being in his position would do is take his foot off the gas. Why risk mediocrity when you have the opportunity to be immortal?
Let it forever be known that track all access had the scoop on this first.
TrackAllAccess broke an embargo that all other media entities were under. It wasn't supposed to be announced until later this week. They all knew it was coming. Nike likely not pleased with gordon.
He left flotrack because the track establishment sucks and TAA has been a solo project on his part. Hope he breaks more embargoes, love the guy.